Press Releases Archive for May, 2012
FISHER STEVENS TO DIRECT AMERICAN PASTORAL For Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Los Angeles, CA, May 15, 2012— Academy Award-winner Fisher Stevens will direct American Pastoral for Lakeshore Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE). The project is based on Philip Roth’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name. Screenwriter John Romano (The Lincoln Lawyer, Intolerable Cruelty) adapted the screenplay. American Pastoral is a pivotal story depicting the destruction…
Read the full article »SONY PICTURES CLASSICS ACQUIRES SUSANNE BIER’S LATEST FILM LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NY (May 16, 2012) – Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all North American rights to Academy Award–winning director Susanne Bier’s latest film, LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED from Scandinavian sales company, TrustNordisk….
Read the full article »AARON SORKIN TO ADAPT “STEVE JOBS” FOR SONY PICTURES
Film to be Based on Walter Isaacson’s Best Selling Biography of Late Apple Co-Founder CULVER CITY, Calif., May 15, 2012 – Academy Award® winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin will adapt Steve Jobs, a motion picture based on the best-selling biography of the legendary Apple co-founder by award-winning journalist Walter Isaacson, it was announced today by Amy Pascal, Co-Chairman of…
Read the full article » 1 Comment »IFC FILMS GRABS SAVE THE DATE
Distrib Gets NA Rights to Sundance Comedy From the Producers of GARDEN STATE, WAITRESS, MARGARET and THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT New York, NY (May 14, 2012) – IFC Films announced today that the company is acquiring all North American rights to director Michael Mohan’s modern romantic comedy SAVE THE DATE. The film, with a screenplay…
Read the full article »Bona Film Group Secures Strategic Investment From News Corporation: Global Media Company to Purchase Minority Stake
BEIJING, May 13, 2012 — Bona Film Group Limited (Nasdaq:BONA), a leading film distributor and vertically integrated film company in China, today announced that the Company has secured a strategic investment from News Corporation. Under the investment agreement, News Corporation will acquire a 19.9% equity stake in Bona directly from the Company’s Founder, Chairman and CEO, Mr. Dong Yu. Mr….
Read the full article »“MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS” TO CROSS $1 BILLION GLOBALLY IN 19 DAYS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Super Hero team-up tallies an estimated $373.2 million domestic, $628.9 million international BURBANK, Calif. – May 13, 2012 – Marvel’s The Avengers is expected to cross the $1 billion threshold at the global box office on May 13, its 19th day in release, The Walt Disney Studios has announced. This is the…
Read the full article » 1 Comment »DISNEY & WORLD-RENOWNED SHOE DESIGNER CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THE MAGIC BEHIND ONE OF THE GREATEST FAIRYTALES OF ALL TIME…CINDERELLA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE There is magic in make believe! LONDON, UK, April 26, 2012 – The ultimate fairytale that has represented, for centuries, the definitive expression of timeless love, transformation, the fulfillment of a dream come true and, above all, the happily ever after, comes alive in 2012 as The Walt Disney Studios and famed…
Read the full article » 1 Comment »Millennium Entertainment and the Colon Cancer Alliance Join Forces to Promote Colon Cancer Prevention
The Colon Cancer Alliance
and Millennium Entertainment have partnered on the new romantic comedy,
A Little Bit of Heaven, to bring attention to the importance of getting
screened for colon cancer.
‘SUNLIGHT JR.’ SHINES WITH HYDE PARK INTERNATIONAL AT CANNES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Matt Dillon and Naomi Watts Headline Inspirational Drama from Director Laurie Collyer Los Angeles, CA – (May 8, 2012) – The gritty, inspirational drama SUNLIGHT JR. will be unveiled to international buyers by Hyde Park International at this year’s Marche du Film. Written and directed by the award-winning Laurie Collyer (SHERRYBABY) and starring Naomi…
Read the full article »Western “Yellow Rock” Saddles up with Screen Media Films
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, May 9, 2012 – Suzanne Blech, president of Screen Media Films, has announced the acquisition of the Western, YELLOW ROCK, starring Michael Biehn, James Russo, and Lenore Andriel for distribution in August 2012. Blech will also be at Cannes in an acquisition mode for 2012 and 2013 theatrical releases. Said…
Read the full article » 1 Comment »PBS, ITVS AND POV UNVEIL STRATEGY FOR MISSION-FOCUSED CONTENT AND NEW BROADCAST NIGHT FOR LANDMARK INDIE SERIES
ARLINGTON, VA, May 9, 2012 – PBS, ITVS and POV today announced a new strategy to bolster the mission-focused, independently produced content centered largely around its landmark series POV and Independent Lens, which together provide a year-round broadcast footprint for independent filmmakers on public television. Both series will air in a new timeslot on Monday nights at…
Read the full article »HOLLY HERRICK NAMED ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY
HOLLY HERRICK NAMED ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY
Read the full article »WALTER SALLES’ ON THE ROAD TO BE JOINTLY DISTRIBUTED BY IFC FILMS AND SUNDANCE SELECTS
FILM TO MAKE WORLD PREMIERE AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL IN THE COMPETITION SECTION MAJOR THEATRICAL RELEASE SET FOR LATE FALL New York, NY (May 8, 2012) – AMC Networks announced today the acquisition of all US rights to acclaimed filmmaker Walter Salles’ ON THE ROAD to be released jointly by the company’s film distribution…
Read the full article »Internationally renown film consultants Sydney Levine and Peter Belsito to headline seminars at La Jolla Fashion Film Festival – world’s largest gathering of fashion film professionals
Pitching as a Business Skill at La Jolla Fashion Film Festival.
Read the full article »Academy’s Film-To-Film Rescues Cinematic Past; Films Include “The Lady Eve,” “The Princess Bride,” “Airplane!”
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has undertaken a unique expansion in film preservation.
Read the full article »Sundance Institute Selects 13 Projects for June Directors and Screenwriters Labs
Sundance Institute today announced the 13 projects selected for its annual June Directors and Screenwriters Labs.
Read the full article »FIFTH YEAR OF FOCUS FEATURES’ AFRICA FIRST PROGRAM ACCEPTING ENTRIES MAY 14th; $10,000 IN FINANCING APIECE EARMARKED FOR NEW FILMMAKERS
Celebrating its fifth year, Focus Features’ Africa First Program will accept entriesbeginning this Monday, May 14 and continuing through Monday, August 20.
Read the full article »RECREATION AND INCENTIVE CAPITAL ACQUIRE INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS TO SPIKE LEE’S ‘RED HOOK SUMMER’
Los Angeles, CA (May 7, 2012) – Los Angeles-based sales company, Recreation and Salt Lake City-based media fund, Incentive Capital, have jointly acquired international rights to two-time Oscar nominee Spike Lee’s highly anticipated RED HOOK SUMMER, it was announced today by Recreation founder and president, Ariel Veneziano and Incentive’s Joe Pia. The provocative feature film…
Read the full article »ACADEMY UNVEILS OSCARS® OUTDOORS VENUE ANNOUNCES SLATE OF SUMMER, FALL PROGRAMMING
May 7, 2012 Beverly Hills, CA – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak today unveiled the Academy’s new screening venue and announced its summer series, “Oscars Outdoors,” which will kick off on Friday, June 15 and run through Saturday, August 18. The open-air theater is part of the organization’s nearly 7.5…
Read the full article »ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER TO STAR IN “TEN,” TO BE DIRECTED BY DAVID AYER
For Immediate Release OPEN ROAD FILMS TO DISTRIBUTE THE ACTION THRILLER FILM FINANCED BY QED INTERNATIONAL LOS ANGELES, CA, May 7, 2012 – Open Road Films has acquired all U.S.distribution rights to Ten, an action thriller starring screen legend Arnold Schwarzenegger, to be directed by David Ayer and financed by QED International. The announcement was made…
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